Dharma Farm

We met our hosts last night and things weren't looking great. Someone picked us up from the bus stand, she showed us around the house briefly (it was dark, so not much to see – the house is more like a bunch of little houses connected only because they are on the same property). We weren't given dinner (though we arrived at 7 pm), but instead given a key to a cabinet with chips inside. Our room was small and dirty in the way that India is dirty. I'm not trying to complain about the accomidations, just painting a picture. The weather, stickiness after traveling so long, and the unsurety left me with that same uncomfortable feeling that I had when I went to India for the first time. It wasn't about anything physical – more of an emotional reaction to feeling like there's nobody caring for my well being and I am incapable to care for it myself in this unfamiliar place. Little did I know that Pramod, Mr. Capably Independent, felt the same way and that it would lead to a lot of stress the next day.

The next morning, someone was supposed to pick us up and take us to the farm (where we would actually be staying) at 10 am. No such luck. We were pretty much ignored until someone else drove us out there around 1 pm. So we had a pretty miserable day waiting around with this uncomfortable feeling.

Everything got much better when we got to the farm. We were shown around to a few different cabins scattered around the farm. We had our pick of the bunch because there are no other WWOOFers here at the moment. We chose a large school bus with the seats taken out. We're working on getting it all set up as nice as possible. It's connected to the community kitchen (which of course, no one else is using right now). There is no electricity in any of the cabins, so candles and flashlights are what we have.

While at the farm, we met Mike, who will be farming with us. He's the first person we've met who seems to care what's going on with us. That and setting up our living space made a huge difference in how we're feeling. Now we're pretty excited about this experience.